Happy New Year to one and all! May 2017 be filled with many special blessings for you and your families!
First, I would like to thank all who took the time to share on their traditions relating to last week’s post. It was a blessing to read and learn a little more about you!
Feel free anytime, you are so inspired, to leave a comment on any of the posts. It is great to hear from you and see what the Lord uses to spark something in you so that you are willing share.
Are you ready for another challenge to start the New Year?
A Christmas card I received posed this question: “How can we live Christmas every day? Why can’t we be filled with joy, unselfish giving, peace, and love toward others?”
Well, what do you think?
Can we LIVE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY?
YES!!
How you ask?
By unselfish giving!
Why should we unselfishly give?
so we can find true joy and peace of mind!!!
“For in giving to others and being kind
Man finds true joy and peace of mind—“
Unselfish giving doesn’t even require any money and is even cheaper than buying actual Christmas presents!
What can you give unselfishly to others?
–A little of your time to listen with your heart
–Helping the maid at a hotel by putting your linens in a pile
–Visiting a shut-in that is lonely
–Typing a quick message to tell a friend you are thinking of them
–Some patience to the driver who tried to get over in your lane without much notice
–Your heart full of compassion for what someone is going through
–A sincere compliment about someone’s character
–An encouraging word to a friend going through a difficult time
–Offering to help someone carry a heavy load
–Taking a coworker to the store when they don’t have a car
Can you, along with me, challenge yourself, to each day, find at least one way to unselfishly give to another?
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What a blessing true joy and peace of mind is! Knowing that we did our little part to help live Christmas every day is a great gift!
“And peace on earth will come to stay
When we live Christmas every day.”
May your New Year be filled with TRUE JOY and PEACE OF MIND~~~so PEACE ON EARTH will stay~~~as we UNSELFISHLY GIVE to others~~~and truly LIVE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY!
I encourage your feedback in the comment section below! Did reading this spark some way you think you might give unselfishly to another? Will you be taking this challenge?
My command is this: LOVE each other as I have loved you. –John 15:12 (NIV)
There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but JOY for those who promote PEACE. –Proverbs 12:20 (NIV)
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. –Romans 14:19 (NIV)
I am ready! Thank you for this encouragement.
Happy 2017!
Excellent, Lux….I think you do spread Christmas Every Day! Blessings to you in 2017 and thanks for reading!
LOVE this! This is truly the way to have Christmas Everyday. Daily focusing on someone else! Giving what you can – no guilt! just do it! I’m with you!
Thanks for the blessing of your encouragement, Marie! Thank you for the numerous ways you spread JOY daily and inspire others!
I LOVE this! Thank you so much for sharing this. How much better the world would be if we could each put this into practice!
Thanks so much for reading and the encouragement, Cindy! Blessings to you.
Thank you! I am one who always thinks that I don’t have enough to give or what I have isn’t good enough but your article just proved my thinking wrong. Thank you so much for this. God bless you.
I am so glad these thoughts helped inspire you to know that with God, you are enough, Lawrence, and every little thing you do contributes to the kingdom! You also share Christmas Every Day with the wonderful thoughts you share, Lawrence! Blessings to you.
For various reasons, this year, we did not send out Christmas cards, but this is that mean that we did not think of all of our loved ones, friends and family. What we did is we have saved all the cards that we received and every night we pick one and pray for that special person or person or family hence we stretch our Christmas spirit. We also called them if we have their phone number. Merry Christmas every day everybody.
Greetings, Greg! I love how you guys take one person each day from the cards you have received, pray for and contact them! That is a beautiful gift to make Christmas last all year. Thank you so much for faithfully reading, for sharing, and the Christmas wishes! You are a great gift to this world. I send my love and prayers to you and Lilly.